1983: Wisconsin State Champion in Forensics.

1984: Served as Secretary of my High School Class through election.

1986: Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society

1990: Honorable Discharge after completing my 6 year term in the United States Marine Corps.

1997: Obtained my BA at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.

2004: Obtained my Early Childhood certificate from City College in San Francisco.

2008: Obtained my Preliminary Special Education Certificate at the San Francisco State University.